how would marvin hagler fare against the murderers row of the 40s?

Hagler would win most but lose some too. Even guys like Chase or Kid who Marvin was better then might get a odd win here of there if they met over five times in a short space of time like these guys used too, I doubt they were 100% for a lot of the fights. I feel Holman, Burley and Marshall have the best chances of getting the better of Marvin more often. They seem to have the style to cause problems but as there is only one fight of Burely and Marshall and no footage of Holman it’s difficult to assess how the fights would go. Hagler was unpopular in his time can you image him in the 40's he'd probably be avoided like a plague by the top ranked white middleweights not named LaMotta.

 

thanks for that, i dont know too much on Abrams but know he was an alright fighter, i think that justunderlines Cocoa Kid's greatness little perforamnces like that.